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Food for Thought. Thoughtful debate and insightful observations/ commentary on actions/events in financial markets, investments, societies, and governments around the world that impact our lives. Also Oxstone Team’s Global Investment Commentary and Best Investment Ideas.

Seeds of a New Boom for Stocks?

By Morgan Housel, Motley Fool, Floyd Norris of The New York Times has an interesting article out this week detailing […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 12 Jan 12 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

China’s ‘Demographic Tsunami’ Begins

China’s ‘Demographic Tsunami’ Begins   Residents warm themselves in the afternoon sun at the Luofu retirement home on the outskirts […]

By Aidualc | 10 Jan 12 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Towards the Paranormal

By William H. Gross, from Pimco website, The New Normal, previously believed to be bell-shaped and thin-tailed in its depiction […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 09 Jan 12 | Also posted in Investment Wisdom, North America, Retirement & Savings, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

The Biggest And Baddest Bubble Ever

The Biggest And Baddest Bubble Ever Bill Bonner, Contributor   Treasury Dept. The U.S. may be going broke, but perversely, people […]

By Aidualc | 06 Jan 12 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Strait of Hormuz, $150 Oil and Strategic Oil Reserves

From 247wallst site, By Douglas A. McIntyre, An article in The New York Times argues, without much support, that if […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | | Also posted in Africa / Middle East, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Byron Wien Announces The Ten Surprises for 2012

New York, January 4, 2012 – Byron R. Wien, Vice Chairman, Blackstone Advisory Partners, today issued his list of Surprises […]

By DennisGao | 05 Jan 12 | Also posted in Real Estate, Regions, Stocks, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)

10 Trends from 2011 We Don’t Want to See in 2012

Looking back on 2011, the New Year can’t come fast enough. Will things be better in 2012? Without wanting to […]

By Aidualc | | Also posted in Eastern Europe, North America, The Big Picture, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Tax Benefits From Options as Windfall for Businesses

Tax Benefits From Options as Windfall for Businesses James Estrin/The New York Times Mel Karmazin, the chief executive of SiriusXM, […]

By Aidualc | 03 Jan 12 | Also posted in The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The decline of Asian marriage

The decline of Asian marriage Asia’s lonely hearts Women are rejecting marriage in Asia. The social implications are serious   […]

By Aidualc | 01 Jan 12 | Also posted in Asia, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

5 Tech Trends to Watch in 2012

2012 promises to be a very busy year in all things digital, but, as with any annum, there will be […]

By DennisGao | 31 Dec 11 | Also posted in North America, The Big Picture, Trends, Patterns, Indicators | Comments (0)